User manual YUPITERU MVT-7100

[. . . ] Yupiteru MVT-7100 Owner's Guide Rich Wells - N2MCA Introduction In an effort to better understand the operation of the Yupiteru MVT-7100, and to offer a valuable resource to other people who may be using these wonderful radios, I wrote this owner's guide. It does not hurt that the originally supplied manual that comes with the radio is rather poor. Like many translations from the original Japanese, the grammar leaves much to be desired. And, on the whole, the organization of the topics is not helpful in gaining a useful understanding of the radio and how all the pieces interrelate. [. . . ] This feature is called program scan and is covered in more detail under Scanning Modes. To Tag A Memory Channel 1. The PGM indicator appears NOTE : The priority channel does not support program scan and therefore can not be tagged. To Untag A Memory Channel 1. The PGM indicator disappears Scanning Modes The MVT-7100 offers six different ways to scan the contents of memory. By combining a major mode with a minor mode, six different scanning types are available. The two major modes are Continuous This mode allows for the scanning of every non-empty bank. Bank This mode allows for up to four specified banks to be scanned. Up to four banks from memory banks 1-0 can be specified. The three minor modes are Normal This mode simply scans all non-empty memory channels. Mode This mode scans memory channels with the specified receive mode (AM/FM/LSB/NAM/USB/WFM; NAM for MVT-7200 only) Program This mode scans memory channels that have been specially tagged. Scan Pass Regardless of the chosen scanning mode, channels that have been marked as `pass' will not be scanned. On most radios, this feature is referred to as channel lockout. To Enable Channel Pass/lockout 1. Note the CH indicator does not blink While Scanning If the scan stops on a channel that you do not wish to have scanned in the future, this channel can be passed by 1. A double beep is sounded and the scan resumes Changing Scan Direction All scanning modes start at the lowest applicable channel and work towards the highest. To change the direction to scan from highest to lowest once the scan has started, turn the rotary control in a counterclockwise direction or press the down/left arrow key. At any time, the scanning direction can be reversed by simply using the rotary control or arrow keys. Resuming Scanning If the scan stops on an active channel that you do not wish to monitor, simply use the rotary control or arrow keys to resume the scan. Canceling Scan To cancel a scan while it is running, simply press SCAN or MR. The Six Scanning Modes Continuous Normal This mode is used to scan every programmed memory channel in every bank. To start this mode 1. The SCAN indicator appears Continuous Mode This mode is used to scan every programmed memory channel in every bank which has the specified receive mode. The SCAN indicator appears and receive mode blinks Continuous Program This mode is used to scan every programmed memory channel in every bank which has been specially tagged with the program scan setting (PGM indicator). The SCAN indicator appears and PGM blinks Bank Normal This mode is used to scan up to four specified banks from 1-0. Specify up to four banks from 1-0 by pressing the appropriate digit keys. The SCAN indicator appears NOTE : The selected banks are always scanned in numerical order (1-0) regardless of the order in which they were entered. Bank Mode This mode is used to scan the channels of up to four specified banks from 1-0 which have the specified receive mode. Specify up to four banks from 1-0 by pressing the appropriate digit keys 3. The SCAN indicator appears and receive mode blinks NOTE : The selected banks are always scanned in numerical order (1-0) regardless of the order in which they were entered. Bank Program This mode is used to scan every programmed memory channel which has been specially tagged with the program scan setting (PGM indicator) from up to four specified banks from 1-0. To start this mode 1. Specify up to four banks from 1-0 by pressing the appropriate digit keys. The SCAN indicator appears and PGM blinks NOTE : The selected banks are always scanned in numerical order (1-0) regardless of the order in which they were entered. Delay The delay may be used during scanning to lengthen the scan resume delay time from 2 to 4 seconds. See Delay in the Other Features section for further details. Skip The skip feature may be used during scanning to make sure the scan does not stay on any active frequency more than 5 seconds. See Skip in the Other Features section for further details. Search Band Programming Mode The MVT-7100 has 10 search bands (1-0) which are used to perform band searches. Before a band is used to perform a search, it should be programmed with a starting and ending frequency as well as a step size and receive mode to be used during the search. Press the number corresponding to the search band this data is to be programmed for 9. [. . . ] SAVE appears on the LCD with 1, 2 or 3 NOTE: If step #1 is skipped, a value of 1 is assumed To disable the Battery Saver 1. SAVE disappears The Battery Saver is only effective when used in VFO or Memory modes. If no transmission is detected on the displayed frequency within five seconds, the Battery Saver is engaged. Once engaged, the Battery Saver puts the radio "to sleep" for a period of time, then "wakes up" briefly to check for an active transmission. [. . . ]